| AGU | Anhydroglucose Unit |
| CBP | Carboplatin |
| CBP-CMCG | Carboplatin-loaded Carboxymethyl Cellulose Hydrogel |
| CMC | Carboxymethyl Cellulose |
| CMCG | Carboxymethyl Cellulose Hydrogel |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| DS | Degree of Substitution |
| ECH | Epichlorohydrin |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| FTIR | Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy |
| HT-29 | Human Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Cell Line |
| JIS | Japanese Industrial Standard |
| MAS | Magic Angle Spinning |
| MEM | Minimum Essential Medium |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| PBS | Phosphate-Buffered Saline |
| PS | Penicillin–Streptomycin |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| WI-38 | Human Normal Lung Fibroblast Cell Line |
| WST-1 | Water-Soluble Tetrazolium-1 Cell Proliferation Assay |